Novatus Miroshi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Novatus Dismas Miroshi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tanga, Tanzania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Göztepe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020[2] | Azam F.C. | ||
| 2020–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Zulte Waregem | 33 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Göztepe | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Tanzania U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Tanzania | 24 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 23 September 2024 (BST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 | |||
Novatus Dismas Miroshi (born on 2 September 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish side Göztepe and the Tanzania national team.
Club career
[edit]In the summer of 2022, Miroshi signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem in Belgium.[3]
He signed a four-year contract with Göztepe on 23 July 2024.[4]
International career
[edit]Miroshi made his international debut with the Tanzania under-20 team on 16 February 2021 in a 4–0 defeat to Ghana at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. On 19 February, he scored his first goal for Tanzania against the Gambia in a 1–1 draw.
On 2 September 2021, Miroshi made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw against DR Congo in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying.[5] On 7 September, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 victory against Madagascar.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2021-22 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) | 2021-22 | Liga Leumit | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Zulte Waregem | 2022-23 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2023-24 | Challenger Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) | 2023-24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Göztepe | 2024-25 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miroshi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2021 | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Madagascar
|
2–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
| 2 | 23 March 2022 | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Central African Republic
|
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [10] |
| 3 | 25 March 2024 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Mongolia
|
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway
- ^ Novatus Miroshi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Novatus Miroshi is trots om boer te zijn" [Novatus Miroshi is proud to be a farmer] (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Novatus Dismas Miroshi Göztepe'mizde" [Novatus Dismas Miroshi is at our Göztepe]. Göztepe (in Turkish). 23 July 2024.
- ^ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Novatus Miroshi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Tanzania vs. Madagascar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Tanzania vs. Central African Republic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Tanzania vs. Mongolia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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